Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343273 - Employee killed when crane hoistline contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202343273 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305449530	08/23/2002	1611	0	G.A. & F.C. Wagman, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2002, Employee #1, a crane operator, was using a Link Belt truck-mounted lattice boom crane, model #138, serial #19G4-121, at a construction site. The 110 ft long boom was in the 'up' position and the clutch was engaged when he exited the cab to speak to the foreman of the steel erection crew. The boom suddenly began to descend toward the ground and Employee #1 tried to re-enter the cab to stop it. He reached the outrigger just as the main hoistline contacted overhead power lines that were operating at 13,200 volts and were at 7,600 volts, phase-to-ground. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, UNSECURED, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305449530			Fatality	Electric Shock	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete for piers, and pylons Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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